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Fire crews responded to an apartment fire in Gibson City this (Thurs) morning. Traffic control has asked the public to avoid the area near 9th Street and Sangamon Av. The fire had spread to a second building was threatening a...

                                    Phil Kambic makes the list of Becker's, one of the nation's leaders in healthcare industry...

The Illinois Senate has passed legislation sponsored by State Senator Tom Bennett that updates requirements for assisted living facilities, to help individuals who require sliding scale insulin treatments. “I believe this is a...

A swearing-in ceremony event today (Thursday) at the Kankakee County Courthouse finds a Manteno attorney joining the bench to serve the 21st Circuit.  Andrew Purcell will accept the honor.  The Circuit Judges selected...

A public forum in Kankakee County May 31st will find officials presenting its updated Hazard Mitigation Plan.  The public will be able to offer public comment until June 14, 2023.  Any comments may be used to make...

The Iroquois County Board (Tuesday) approved a resolution allowing Ford County Highway Engineer Greg Perkinson to serve as Acting-Iroquois County Engineer until Joel Moore’s replacement can be hired. The County Highway Committee...

A moment of silence for Joel Moore. The Iroquois County Board (Tuesday) stood in silence to remember its long-time Highway chief. Joel Moore passed away April 21 after a bout with cancer. The 53-year-old’s tenure with Iroquois...

Illinois leads the nation in the number of tornadoes so far this year with 86. There were 22 confirmed tornadoes alone across the state during a March 31 outbreak which killed several people. State climatologist Trent Ford says...

Iroquois County and other county health departments are asking the public to help with the collection of dead birds for West Nile testing.  It's time for the West Nile Virus.  Testing requires dead birds to be...

The Ashkum boil order issued last Thursday was lifted Tuesday afternoon.  Village officials got the OK after the State water samples came back from Springfield.  The boil order affected Front Street south of Lake...